CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 43: TRUE INHERITOR

Upon hearing Senior Brother Ouyang finish talking, the Pine Leaf Mouse immediately wanted to test the difficulty of jumping to the Celestial Capital.

If it were a normal jump, it wouldn’t work; the Pine Leaf Mouse is not a spiritual beast known for its explosive power. With such a high distance between the peaks, let alone being obstructed by an aura, even without it, in its current state, even after taking a Beast Power Pill, it still wouldn’t be able to make the jump.

However, although jumping is difficult, the Pine Leaf Mouse has the Flying Leaf Technique!

It can completely use this flying method to leap onto Celestial Capital Peak.

Whoosh!

The Pine Leaf Mouse dashed out in a flash, Senior Brother Ouyang was dumbfounded. But after a while, the Pine Leaf Mouse in mid-flight felt a strong aura akin to gravity dozens of times stronger pressing down on it.

This made its leaf flight technique considerably harder, comparable to controlling dozens of leaves simultaneously, which was impossible.

Halfway up, the Pine Leaf Mouse successfully "crashed," and upon seeing this, Lin Jing said, "Senior Brother Ouyang, catch it!"

"Huh?" Ouyang Hao snapped back to his senses, and immediately used the Whirlwind Technique to sweep the Pine Leaf Mouse back.

"What a scare! I almost thought it was really going to fly up there. No, is this reasonable!"

"It’s a genius," Lin Jing explained.

"Senior Brother, why don’t you wish it well? You seem worried that it might actually jump up."

The Pine Leaf Mouse got up from the ground, looked at Celestial Capital Peak, and wanted to try again.

It must accomplish what its ancestor couldn’t!

"I did not! What you did isn’t even jumping, it’s breaking the rules!" Senior Brother Ouyang Hao said.

"Flying is still jumping. Looks like that Nascent Soul Ancestor really doesn’t want to pass on the teachings." Lin Jing grabbed the Pine Leaf Mouse, "Forget it, even cheating, you didn’t even fly half the way."

The flying speed of the family’s Pine Leaf Mouse is enough to match the sword control technique of the geniuses of the Celestial Sword Sect. If even that can’t fly over the mountain peak, it’s just too difficult.

"I told you so," Senior Brother Ouyang shook his head, "Alright, let’s quickly go find Elder Mo."

...

Lotus Peak.

Like Celestial Capital Peak, it is one of the three main peaks of the Beast Taming Sect, serving as a retirement place for Elders like Elder Mo who are semi-retired.

As for the remaining main peak, it’s the residence of the Sect Leader, where the Sect Leader gathers the elders from different peaks to handle affairs.

Lin Jing and Ouyang Hao arrived, and Elder Mo had already been informed in advance and was waiting for the two.

"What are the three of you here for?"

He looked at the three: Ouyang, Lin Jing, Pine Leaf Mouse, none of them were easy to deal with.

"Elder Mo, I’ve decided. Once my Beast Taming Technique breaks through and condenses a second drop of blood covenant, I plan to contract a Celestial Feather Crane just like the Sect Leader! I’ll need your help to communicate with that race," Ouyang Hao said, "and by the way, I intend to contract a male crane."

"That’s called a male crane," Elder Mo waved his hand, "Got it, I’ll speak to them for you."

"Thank you, Elder!" Senior Brother Ouyang expressed his gratitude, as this way, after reaching Foundation Establishment, he would have a pet beast that could effortlessly fly and do missions.

"And you? You wouldn’t be here just because you’re in a hurry to find a fire pet to assist you in alchemy, would you?" Elder Mo said, in the Beast Taming Sect, the relationship between Beast Masters and pet beasts is also emotionally and rule-bound. As long as they can afford it, there’s no issue with raising multiple pet beasts, even if they haven’t cultivated a second blood covenant yet, and the sect doesn’t interfere with how many pet beasts a disciple raises.

"No," Lin Jing smiled slightly, as the Pine Leaf Mouse tugged on his robe.

"Elder Mo, after careful consideration of the Hidden Dragon Academy matter, we realized that we should indeed go there to hone our skills and learn something useful to give back to the Sect."

"Yet, after thinking even more, those who can enter Hidden Dragon Academy are likely geniuses from other sects. Competing with them could be difficult with our current skills."

"I’m thinking, didn’t you say when I joined that as Outer Sect disciples, we are treated like Inner Sect ones, and as Inner Sect disciples, we’re treated like True Disciples! So, could I have the Beast Taming Space Artifact and the True Beast Taming Secret Technique of True Disciples in advance?"

After Lin Jing finished speaking, Ouyang Hao secretly gave a thumbs-up. If you can talk, talk more.

Obviously wanting good things, but claiming it’s to better give back to the sect, asking for early access.

After a moment of silence, Elder Mo said, "If you are going to Hidden Dragon Academy, you need to prepare well. Even the Sect Leader, with the entire True Inheritance of the Beast Taming Sect, was beaten there; going unprepared is definitely not feasible."

"Still, you’re not a true disciple, so to get the Beast Taming Space Artifact, I’ll need to convene a meeting with the elders to discuss it before granting it to you. Go back and wait for news."

"As for the True Beast Taming Secret Technique, it’s not that I don’t want to teach it to you, but you need to break through with the Beast Taming Technique to the Foundation Establishment Stage first to learn it."

Lin Jing nodded, "Having the Beast Taming Space Artifact is good."

"Let me think. Although you can’t learn it now, you can already start preparing."

Elder Mo pondered, "In our Beast Taming Sect, there are three major True Beast Taming Secret Techniques and ten core Beast Taming Secret Techniques."

"The three major True Beast Taming Secret Techniques are: the ’Fusion Secret Technique’, which allows the contracted pet beast and the Beast Master to fuse, turning into a state similar to a ’half-demon’, greatly increasing combat power!"

Ouyang Hao was in awe, hoping that he and Hong’Er could be even better together then.

"’Immortal Rebirth’, if a pet dies in battle, as long as the blood covenant is unbroken, the Beast Master can resurrect the pet. However, every resurrection may downgrade the Beast Master’s cultivation by one realm, and the pet even more severely, with both seriously injured."

"’Beast Transformation Artifact’, a cultivator uses their own mana to transform the pet beast into various living artifacts, such as armor or swords... better aiding the Beast Master in battle."

"Among them, the Fusion Secret Technique requires the cultivator’s physique to meet certain requirements. To perform Immortal Rebirth, the Beast Master’s spirit and soul strength must meet certain standards, and the Beast Transformation Artifact demands a high level of mana strength, needing a lot of training in Beast Taming True Qi. Whichever you wish to train in the future, you can start preparing for it now."

"As for the ten core Beast Taming Secret Techniques, they can be applied to the Inner Sect Scripture Pavilion for learning, corresponding to ten types of pet beasts: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice, yin, and yang. They can briefly enhance their cultivation during battle."

"If mastered well, temporarily raising a pet beast’s minor realm level during combat isn’t hard to achieve."

"Whether it’s the three major True Secret Techniques or the ten core Beast Taming Secret Techniques, they are the foundation of our Beast Taming Sect, improved and re-created from the original Beast Taming Technique by the third-generation Sect Leader."

After Elder Mo finished speaking, the Pine Leaf Mouse tugged on Lin Jing.

It didn’t want to fuse, nor become a living artifact.

How about learning ’Immortal Rebirth’? It wanted a few more lives.

"Now you’re being picky, next time we face a formidable enemy, I’ll leave first, and you cover the rear. Then I’ll resurrect you afterward," Lin Jing communicated spiritually.